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23 June 2025

Stuff Americans say
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Stuff Americans say

Woman draped in a Canadian flag looking out over the turquoise water of Moraine Lake with the Rocky Mountains behind her — Moraine Lake, Valley of the Ten Peaks, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada

Instagram/Threads comment (username redacted, 14h). Parent post engagement stats visible above. Comment: "340 million population in America vs 40 million in Canada. They have no leverage."

Threads post screenshot on mobile with Chinese/Traditional Chinese interface (header "??", 62,166???, "??" follow button). username redacted, 21?? Text: "I wanna know why 'Z' is 'Zed' in Canada.. I thought y'all spoke English??"

Reddit meme post. Header text: "every country has it's Canada" with red "Canada" text and Canadian flag/map graphic. Definition: "(a country that shares the same culture of another one and many common interests but is weaker)". Red text: "What's Ur countrys canad" (truncated). Images of pointing hand, US flag, heart, and Canadian flag emojis. Comment below (username redacted): "Like fore example USA and Canada or Russia and Belarus o chine and north korea"

Facebook/Instagram post from Barstool Sports (verified, 1d). Caption: "Canada still has 0 Super Bowls". Image shows US flag emoji with "59" and Vince Lombardi Trophy on left, Canadian flag emoji with "0" and Vince Lombardi Trophy on right

Facebook post from Debbie (surname redacted, 5d). Text: "So, a friend of mine decided to cancel her reservation at a resort in Florida, a resort she has stayed at many times. This is the response she was given confirming her cancellation. This needs to be shared as much as possible!!" Below shows photo of a computer screen with an email from harry3 fourstarcs.com (2:33 PM). Subject: "Re: Tidewater #1102, February 2026". Email text: "Yes Ma'am. I have processed your reservation cancellation. We hate to see what's happening to your beautiful country, and are hoping the Canadian people will be able to throw off the shackles of communism before its too late."

YouTube comment. @texti...7829 (username partially visible), 1mo ago. Text: "But for real though the United States needs to take over Canada because Canada has a very weak army and if they get into war, they're screwed if America takes over their country then they would have a lot of help"

Facebook post with US vs Canada comparison meme. Side-by-side: "United States" (blue header) - Military Budget: $738 Billion (yellow highlight), photo of soldiers in combat smoke, Stimulus Check: $1,200 one time. "Canada" (red header) - Military Budget: $21.9 Billion, photo of people celebrating with Canadian flag, Stimulus Check: $2,000 per month (yellow highlight). Below: Facebook post from Labor 411 (7h): "It's time we spent more on the average American, not on the military-industrial complex." Comment (username redacted, 5h): "I kinda agree, but we're also not socialist but instead a global power, and we're also unfortunately the 'Kevlar Vest' for Canada..... we virtually protect them...." with grinning emojis

Reddit post in r/therewasanattempt by u/FreshmanSlump. Contains Twitter poll screenshot (12 Sep 17, username blacked out): "Who's your favourite North American Hip Hop artist? #Music" Poll: J. Cole 12%, Jay-Z 22%, Drake 48% (highlighted blue), Other - Tag them! 18%. 21,616 votes, Final results. Below, large text comment (username redacted): "North American? Drake is from Canada, it's up North but not America" with laughing and pointing emojis

Threads/Instagram thread. First post (username redacted, 15h): "BREAKING: China has been importing record amount of crude oil from Canada bypassing US." with composite photo of Trump and Xi Jinping in front of a cargo ship. Reply (username redacted, 6h): "If this is true, Canada is begging to have their economy crushed. We should thank China for exposing countries like Canada."

Quora question screenshot. Question: "If Canadians were offered free American citizenship so that Canada could be voluntarily annexed by the U.S. and become an American state, together becoming the largest country in the world by surpassing Russia, would Canadians vote to join the U.S.?" with Answer, Follow (2), Request, More buttons. Below: Ad by Smart Reader Club: "Why do only 9.7% of people know about this opportunity? Here's what Canadians are doing to make a full time income during challenging times." Read More

Reddit comment thread. ColorsYourSame (6h, -1 votes): "Yeah and if Canada keeps waiting the US could pass legislation requiring them to open their borders." Icalasari (4h): "We're not part of your country. Pass whatever legislation you want, if we say no, we say no. Can't override our laws with your own" ColorsYourSame (2h): "US has jurisdiction over all of North America if it comes down to it."

Reddit post. ElectronicHeart-903 (8m): "People who live in Canada, are you jealous of the United States?" and

TikTok/Instagram mobile screenshot. Video still showing AI-generated image of Deadpool with text "COUNTRIES AS DEADPOOLS" (@ai_fusionmaster). section below. First comment (username redacted, 2024-11-27): "US deadpool is actual deadpool, try again." Reply (username redacted, 2024-11-27): "Deadpool is from Canada" Reply (username redacted, 2024-11-27): "lol I bet you think Wolverine is American too" with smirk emoji. Reply (2024-11-28) replying to Max Capricorrn: "He is."

Social media comment thread. Three comments with usernames redacted. First (dark green 21h): "What canada. You are all poor people" with laughing emoji. Second (9h): "We may not be rich but we are quite intelligent which apparently the US of A is not!!" Third (7h): "you know we protect yall right? we have more military sitting on idle then you have enough in your hole military. we arnt the same precious"

TikTok mobile screenshot (16:16, iPhone). Video showing drone light display at night reading "Happy Canada Day!" with Canadian flag emoji, city skyline visible below. First comment (username redacted with blue/red scribble, 4d): "ok so i love the fact that it's environmentally friendly and i love the creativity but like why choose to call it 'canada day' on the usa's independence day like why??? i get being mad at the big annoying orange in office but trying to take a day away from us thats celebrating our independence from england and the evil egg king is wild. is there no other day canada can take to celebrate independence" with crying emojis. Reply (4d): "Dude Canada day & Usa day is like 3 days apart, holy hell". Reply (2d): "17.04:1 ratio" with crying emoji and party popper

Facebook comment thread. First comment (username redacted, 2h): "immigrants dont not belong in america". Reply (username redacted, 1h): "Interesting. Your last name is [redacted]. You'll notice this is my last name too. Our last name is French from Quebec. Meaning our ancestors immigrated to the US from either Quebec or France. So you (we) are descendents of immigrants." Reply (username redacted, 1h): "lol my ancestors are AMERICAN and they came from AMERICA lol i never heard of that q place so stupid"

Reddit comment thread in r/ParlerWatch. geologyrocks302 (6h, -3 votes): "I actually agree with this. I'm not certain why this nation allows Canada to exist since the British empire no longer holds sway. If Russia wants to annex Ukraine we have to one up them by annexing Canada the second largest nation on earth." HughGedic (2h): "Wtf? Are you implying that we should just invade and take all past colony countries simply because no other imperialist is claiming them any more?" geologyrocks302 (1h, Vote): "No. Just Canada. They have so many cultural and strategic similarities to us that it makes sense. Also why is Canada an independent country anyway?" 16 people are here

YouTube comment (username redacted, 7 hours ago). Text: "the Canadians better pray and thank God for President Trump and the USA! Y'all know who your daddy is... Without the USA Canada will be the worlds little &itches!! with all due respect." with two US flag emojis. Show less

X/Twitter thread. First tweet (username redacted, 1/21/25, "Rate proposed Community Notes" banner): "For those of you Canadians following along at home, the guy who did that Nazi salute MORE THAN ONCE yesterday, has been heavily pushing for and endorsing Pierre Poilievre. Don't forget that" Reply from Alex @Alex_muzzo (verified, 1/21/25, "Rate proposed Community Notes" banner): "Ma'am, Canada didn't even fight in WW2 so maybe sit this one out." Reply (username redacted, 1/21/25): "I'm sorry, what? Then what were my uncles doing?" Alex @Alex_muzzo (1/21/25): "Ice fishing probably"

TikTok/Instagram comment thread with German-language interface (Antworten, Ubersetzung anzeigen). Three comments, all 16 Std. (16 hours), username redacted. First: "if the US ever annexes Canada it's not like Canada will have a say in it lmao" Second: "'If Russia ever annexes Ukraine it is not like Ukraine will have a say in it lmao'" Third: "Comparing Ukraine to Canada is laughable."

Threads/Instagram comment (username redacted, 9 h, 1.7 tis. comments). Text: "Canada done fucked up now, the tariffs for them is probably gonna be so high, they'll literally come back begging to be the 52nd state" with laughing-crying emoji

Reddit post from r/BuyCanada by u/homeassistantme (2d). Title: "Buy Canadian. Return American." with infographic showing "National RED OUT - BUY CANADIAN RETURN AMERICAN" with instructions for buying American products on Amazon.ca, using briefly, then returning for free within 30 days while simultaneously purchasing Canadian products. Image shows crowd holding red shopping bags with Canadian maple leaf against city skyline. Comment from DonCheadlesToilet (2d, -2 votes): "Canada is the most pitiful country in the entire world and it isn't even close. Like what in the hell do you guys contribute to the world????" ImQuiteRandy (2d): "It's like you're forgetting America exists." DonCheadlesToilet (2d): "Yes America, the biggest empire in the history of the world, and also the sole reason Canada still exists to this day. Canadians swear they are some powerhouse country when in reality USA could conquer it in less than a day and the rest of the world wouldn't do anything about it either. Your country exists because of what America provides to you, don't forget that"

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